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Date: 26 August 2004 12:02:46
Background information: the area where I work is home to a large number of "older first time mothers". These mothers (and I imagine their partners) have planned their child's life down to what it will be having for breakfast on its 7th birthday. These mothers have also had a good number of years of full time work to save up for "the best" for their child. Needless to say there are a hazardous number of enormous strollers and prams patrolling the streets at any time. They also tend to move in gangs of up to four or five mother/baby combos.
So yes, I was walking down the street to get my lunch. I came upon a posse of enormous strollers. One of the mothers decided to take a shortcut and go between the two poles of a street sign. Unfortunately the distance between the two poles was about an inch less than the width of the enormous pram. The pram, baby and mother came to a rather abrupt halt. The look of surprise on the baby's face (and the mother's face, come to think of it) was priceless. Thankfully I had a friend with me to share a few minutes of mirth.